In a September 16 poll by the independent Quinnipiac College, Whitman led 49 - 37
percent, with Sabrin not included. In today's poll, without Sabrin, she leads 47 - 38 percent.

Gov. Whitman's approval stands at 53 - 43 percent, similar to results in September 16,
July 29, June 24 and April 10 polls, but down from 62 - 32 percent in a February poll.

By a 50 - 27 percent margin, New Jersey voters say McGreevey would do a better job
than Whitman on the issue of auto insurance, up from 42 - 33 percent in the September poll.

"There's no question the race has tightened since Quinnipiac College last looked.
There's a trend toward McGreevey. But so far, our numbers measure a narrow lead for Gov.
Whitman, not a too-close-to-call standoff," said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac
College Polling Institute. "No doubt Sabrin is going to attract some votes, even though hardly
anyone knows about him. But his political impact looks like a wash: He draws votes from
both major party candidates."

Whitman's favorability is 40 - 29 percent, with 28 percent mixed and 2 percent who
haven't heard enough to form an opinion. In September, her favorability was 44 - 28 percent.

McGreevey's favorability is 21 - 18 percent, with 24 percent mixed and 37 percent who
haven't heard enough to form an opinion, an improvement from September when 56 percent
did not know enough to form an opinion.

"The increased attention in the news, and the proliferation of TV ads have erased some
of the anonymity that plagued McGreevey at the start. But he's still an unknown quantity to a
sizable segment of New Jersey voters," Carroll said.

Twenty-four percent of New Jersey voters say auto insurance is the single most
important issue in deciding how they will vote, while 13 percent list local property taxes,
followed by 10 percent listing education. Another nine percent list "taxes" while 3 percent
list the state income tax.

A total of 61 percent of New Jersey voters are "very satisfied" or "somewhat
satisfied" with life in New Jersey, while 38 percent are "somewhat dissatisfied" or "very
dissatisfied." Forty-one percent say life has gotten better in New Jersey since Whitman
became governor, while 20 percent say it got worse and 37 percent say it has stayed the same.

Looking at the Governor's character: by 75 - 22 percent voters say she gets things
done; by 71 - 23 percent they say she has a likable personality; by 79 - 18 percent they say
she has strong leadership qualities, by 61 - 29 percent, they say she's honest and trustworthy.

McGreevey's character ratings are positive, but plagued by "undecided."

"Beyond the matchups, the Quinnipiac College numbers look good for Whitman: New
Jerseyans are satisfied with the state of the Garden State, and they think it's gotten better since
Whitman moved into the Statehouse," Carroll said.

From October 14 - 20 Quinnipiac College surveyed 1,120 New Jersey residents who
say they are registered voters. The poll has a margin of error of +/- 2.9 percent.

The Quinnipiac College Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, conducts public opinion
surveys in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut as a public service and for research.

Additional data available.

1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Christine Whitman is handling her
job as Governor of New Jersey?

Sep 16
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 1997

Approve 53% 80% 27% 49% 61% 46% 55%

Disapprove 43 17 69 47 36 50 41

DK/NA 4 3 4 4 3 4 3

1A. Is that strongly or somewhat?

Sep 16
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 1997

Approve strongly 21% 44% 4% 16% 27% 16% 22%

Approve smwht 32 36 23 33 34 30 34

Disapprove smwht 18 8 26 21 14 22 17

Disapprove strongly 25 9 43 26 22 28 24

DK/NA 4 3 4 4 3 4 3

2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Frank Lautenberg is handling his
job as United States Senator?

Sep 16
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 1997

Approve 51% 40% 61% 55% 49% 53% 53%

Disapprove 26 36 16 25 33 20 26

DK/NA 23 23 23 20 19 27 22

2a. Is that strongly or somewhat?

Sep 16
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 1997

Approve strongly 15% 9% 27% 13% 13% 17% 16%

Approve smwht 36 31 35 42 36 36 36

Disapprove smwht 14 17 12 13 15 12 13

Disapprove strongly 13 19 5 12 18 8 12

DK/NA 23 23 23 20 19 27 22

3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Robert Torricelli is handling his
job as United States Senator?

7. If the 1997 election for Governor were being held today and the candidates
were Christine Whitman the Republican, and James McGreevey the Democrat, for
whom would you vote?

Sep 16
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 1997

Whitman/Republican 47% 81% 15% 44% 56% 39% 49%

McGreevey/Democrat 38 11 71 39 31 45 37

SOMEONE ELSE 3 3 2 4 3 3 4

WOULDN'T VOTE 3 1 2 3 2 3 3

DK/NA 8 4 10 9 6 10 7

9. If the 1997 election for Governor were being held today and the candidates
were Christine Whitman the Republican, James McGreevey the Democrat, and
Murray Sabrin the Libertarian Party candidate, for whom would you vote?

Likely
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Voters

Whitman/Republican 45% 78% 15% 41% 53% 38% 47%

McGreevey/Democrat 37 10 70 36 31 42 39

Sabrin/Libertarian 8 7 4 11 8 8 7

SOMEONE ELSE 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

WOULDN'T VOTE 2 * 2 2 1 2 -

DK/NA 7 4 9 8 6 8 6

10. There are seven other people on the ballot in New Jersey this year.
Madelyn Hoffman for the Green Party, Robert Miller for the Socialist Workers
Party, Lincoln Norton for the Natural Law Party, Gregory Pason for the
Socialist Party USA, Michael Perrone an Independent-Progressive,
Richard Pezzullo for the NJ Conservative Party, and Nuncie Ripa an
Independent. If the election were being held today, would you vote for
Christine Whitman the Republican, James McGreevey the Democrat, Murray Sabrin
the Libertarian Party candidate, or one of the other people on the ballot this
year? IF "OTHER" ASK: Which one?

10A. Is your mind made up, or do you think you might change your mind before
the election?

Whitman McGreevey
Voter Voter
Yes made up 71% 64%

No might change 29 35

DK/NA - 1

11. Would you describe your support for Christine Whitman/James McGreevey
as strongly favoring her/him, or do you like her/him but with reservations,
or do you support her/him because you dislike
James McGreevey/Christine Whitman?

Whitman McGreevey
Voter Voter
Strongly favor 46% 18%

Like with
reservations 48 38

Dislike McGreevey/ 4 41
Whitman

DK/NA 2 3

13. What issues matter most in deciding how you will vote for Governor?
(Column percentages add up to more than 100% since up to 3 responses were
accepted)

Tot Rep Dem Ind Male Female
Abortion 3% 4% 2% 2% 1% 5%

Auto Insurance 55 48 59 56 52 57

Budget/Pension Fund
Bond 6 5 5 8 7 5

Crime/Drugs 6 7 6 5 7 4

Economy/Jobs 8 10 9 8 12 5

Education 20 18 25 19 11 29

Elderly/Senior
Citizens 1 - 1 1 1 1

Environment 7 6 5 8 6 7

Health/Medical
Insurance 2 2 3 2 1 3

Welfare 3 2 3 2 2 3

Taxes - general 17 21 15 15 18 16

State income tax 9 14 6 9 12 6

Local property tax 32 30 33 35 31 33

Party preference 2 3 3 - 2 2

Record in office/
Achievements/
Policies 8 8 5 8 8 7

Like/Dislike
candidate 3 5 2 2 3 3

Honesty/Integrity/
Ethics 3 3 2 4 3 3

Other 10 9 9 11 12 9

DK/NA 8 7 9 8 8 8

14. Among those that you've mentioned, what single issue matters most in
deciding how you will vote for Governor?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Male Female

Abortion 1% 2% 1% 1% - 2%

Auto Insurance 24 20 27 25 24 24

Budget/Pension Fund
Bond 3 2 3 3 3 2

Crime/Drugs 2 3 2 2 3 1

Economy/Jobs 4 5 5 4 6 3

Education 10 9 14 9 5 15

Elderly/Senior
Citizens - 1 - - - 1

Environment 2 1 2 2 2 2

Health/Medical
Insurance - 1 - - - -

Welfare 1 1 1 1 - 1

Taxes - general 9 10 5 10 10 8

State income tax 3 5 2 3 5 2

Local property tax 13 12 14 14 13 13

Party preference 1 3 1 - 1 2

Record in office/
Achievements/
Policies 3 4 2 4 3 4

Like/Dislike
candidate 1 3 1 1 2 1

Honesty/Integrity/
Ethics 2 4 1 3 4 1

Other 5 3 6 6 5 5

DK/NA 13 13 12 11 12 13

15. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in
New Jersey today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat
dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied?

Sep 16
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 1997

Very satisfied 8 14 4 5 11 5 9%

Smwht satisfied 53 62 41 54 55 51 48

Smwht dissatisfied 26 18 34 29 24 29 27

Very dissatisfied 12 5 21 12 10 14 15

DK/NA 1 - 1 - - 1 -

16. Since Christine Whitman became Governor in January 1994, do you feel that
things in New Jersey have gotten better, gotten worse, or stayed about the
same?

Sep 16
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 1997

Better 41% 66% 19% 37% 50% 32% 42%

Worse 20 6 40 20 16 24 19

About the same 37 27 39 42 32 41 37

DK/NA 2 1 3 2 1 3 2

17. Is your opinion of college professor Murray Sabrin favorable,
unfavorable, mixed, or haven't you heard enough about him?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom

Favorable 6% 7% 5% 7% 8% 4%

Unfavorable 4 3 5 3 4 3

Mixed 4 3 5 5 4 5

Haven't heard enough 85 87 85 85 83 88

REFUSED - - - - - -

18. I'm going to read off some personal characteristics and qualities.
As I read each one, tell me if you think it applies to Christine Whitman
or not? Would you say that Christine Whitman can get things done or not?

Apr 10
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 1997

Yes 75% 91% 57% 74% 79% 71% 82%

No 22 7 39 22 18 25 15

DK/NA 4 2 4 4 3 4 3

19. Would you say that Christine Whitman has a likable personality or not?

Apr 10
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 1997

Yes 71% 87% 55% 71% 75% 68% 74%

No 23 9 36 22 20 25 21

DK/NA 6 4 8 7 5 7 5

20. Would you say that Christine Whitman has strong leadership qualities or
not?

Apr 10
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 1997

Yes 79% 92% 66% 78% 80% 78% 82%

No 18 6 31 18 17 18 15

DK/NA 3 2 3 3 3 3 3

21. Would you say that Christine Whitman is honest and trustworthy or not?

Apr 10
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 1997

Yes 61% 81% 47% 56% 64% 58% 66%

No 29 14 41 33 28 31 25

DK/NA 10 5 12 12 8 12 9

22. Would you say that Christine Whitman is sympathetic to the problems of
the poor or not?

Apr 10
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 1997

Yes 35% 52% 19% 33% 40% 30% 42%

No 51 31 70 55 46 56 50

DK/NA 14 17 12 13 14 14 9

23. Would you say that Christine Whitman works well with other political
leaders or not?

Apr 10
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 1997

Yes 74% 86% 63% 73% 75% 72% 75%

No 15 7 24 15 14 15 13

DK/NA 12 7 13 12 10 13 12

24. I'm going to read off some personal characteristics and qualities.
As I read each one, tell me if you think it applies to James McGreevey or not?
Would you say that James McGreevey can get things done or not?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom

Yes 40% 25% 59% 41% 38% 42%

No 17 30 6 15 22 13

DK/NA 43 45 35 44 40 45

25. Would you say that James McGreevey has a likable personality or not?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom
Yes 54% 42% 70% 56% 54% 54%

No 17 25 7 17 19 14

DK/NA 29 33 23 28 27 31

26. Would you say that James McGreevey has strong leadership qualities or
not?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom

Yes 45% 30% 60% 47% 42% 47%

No 20 34 7 19 24 16

DK/NA 35 36 33 34 33 37

27. Would you say that James McGreevey is honest and trustworthy or not?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom

Yes 42% 33% 58% 42% 42% 41%

No 20 30 11 20 24 17

DK/NA 38 38 31 39 34 41

28. Would you say that James McGreevey is sympathetic to the problems of
the poor or not?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom

Yes 50% 46% 62% 48% 50% 49%

No 14 18 6 15 16 12

DK/NA 36 36 32 37 34 39

29. Would you say that James McGreevey works well with other political
leaders or not?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom

Yes 43% 34% 53% 46% 42% 44%

No 11 17 6 9 14 9

DK/NA 46 49 41 44 44 47

30. Who do you think would do a better job handling auto insurance,
Christine Whitman or James McGreevey?

Sep 16
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 1997

Whitman 27% 53% 9% 20% 34% 20% 33%

McGreevey 50 26 75 54 45 55 42

SAME/NO DIFFERENCE
(VOL) 11 12 6 14 13 10 13

DK/NA 11 9 10 12 7 15 12

31. Who do you think would do a better job handling education, Christine
Whitman or James McGreevey?

Sep 16
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 1997

Whitman 46% 72% 22% 43% 55% 38% 49%

McGreevey 36 14 63 36 31 41 31

SAME/NO DIFFERENCE
(VOL) 6 4 4 8 7 5 5

DK/NA 11 9 11 13 7 16 14

32. Who do you think would do a better job handling taxes, Christine Whitman
or James McGreevey?

Sep 16
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 1997

Whitman 44% 72% 19% 39% 54% 34% 48%

McGreevey 38 14 65 41 32 44 36

SAME/NO DIFFERENCE
(VOL) 7 7 4 7 6 8 6

DK/NA 11 8 11 13 8 14 11

33. Who do you think would do a better job handling crime, Christine Whitman
or James McGreevey?

Sep 16
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 1997

Whitman 54% 79% 29% 51% 63% 46% 50%

McGreevey 24 9 46 22 20 27 25

SAME/NO DIFFERENCE
(VOL) 8 4 5 10 8 7 8

DK/NA 15 7 19 17 10 20 17

34. Who do you think would do a better job handling the economy and jobs,
Christine Whitman or James McGreevey?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom

Whitman 55% 84% 28% 52% 65% 45%

McGreevey 30 9 54 31 24 36

SAME/NO DIFFERENCE
(VOL) 5 2 5 6 4 6

DK/NA 10 6 12 11 7 13

35. Who do you think would do a better job handling the environment,
Christine Whitman or James McGreevey?

Sep 16
Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom 1997

Whitman 44% 63% 26% 40% 49% 40% 44%

McGreevey 35 20 53 36 33 37 34

SAME/NO DIFFERENCE
(VOL) 7 7 4 8 9 5 6

DK/NA 14 9 17 15 10 18 16

36. Who do you think would do a better job handling welfare, Christine Whitman
or James McGreevey?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom

Whitman 42% 67% 19% 38% 47% 36%

McGreevey 39 20 62 39 35 43

SAME/NO DIFFERENCE
(VOL) 5 3 3 8 6 4

DK/NA 14 9 16 15 12 17

37. Who do you think would do a better job handling poverty and homlessness,
Christine Whitman or James McGreevey?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom

Whitman 29% 50% 10% 27% 34% 25%

McGreevey 48 29 72 49 45 50

SAME/NO DIFFERENCE
(VOL) 7 9 3 7 9 6

DK/NA 15 11 14 17 12 19

54. Which statement comes closest to your point of view?

Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom
I'd rather pay
higher taxes and
support a larger
government that
provides more
services 27% 16% 45% 26% 20% 34%

I'd rather pay lower
taxes and have a
smaller government
that provides fewer
services. 64 78 46 65 73 56

DK/NA 9 6 10 9 7 10

56. How serious a problem do you think sexual harassment is in the country
today? A very serious problem, somewhat serious, not very serious,
or not a problem at all?